#thedyingtrees

For and @barbara-orenya (and since I'm doing it for her, I assume she's cool with my posting the image, so y'all know what I'm talking about.) Here's her picture: Beeblezorp! My friends, I lost my hair

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "Nope." you say, staying outside the cave. "I'm not following a frequently hostile, changes-its-temperment-in-an-instant magical creature

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "Let me be!" You stumble into a tree. You impale yourself on its thorns. As you bleed into the tree, your consciousness melds with the tree.

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "It fits." Surprised, but pleased, you slide it easily onto your finger, as if it were sized just for you. You awaken suddenly. Your pain is

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "NOOOOOOO!!!" You thrash, unwilling to succumb to sleep, too weak to rise. Your hand strikes out and crushes a mushroom. A plume of smoky dust

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "Just a little rest." You think to yourself as you close your eyes. The pain drifts away into the distance as you succumb to sleep. You dream

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "Wake up, you idiot." You tell yourself, slapping your hand across your cheek. You drag yourself to a small clearing, from which you can see

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "No, please no." You plead, expecting some torture. "Then go, you...human." The creature seethes, putting all that is vile into a

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "Yes..." You sniffle, apprehensively. Ever so slowly, ever so gently, roots reach up from the ground and encase you. One wraps around your

What is this? - Start of the story here: - Previous entry: - source 1 and source 2 ... "No, I don't think I understand." The creature sighs. "Tell me what you do understand." Hesitating

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "Hello?" You call into the dark tunnel. You step carefully towards the hole, and peer inside. You can see nothing, but getting on hands and

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "I understand your anger, and I apologize on behalf of humanity." You put as much calmness in your voice as you can, and you extend your hand,

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "HA!" You start laughing, almost uncontrollably. The way this little creature seems to think it has any power is absurd. Yeah, sure, maybe

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: You begin crying. "I know! I know we humans are murdering the planet. I don't want to, but I don't know how to stop. I'm so sorry!" You fall

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "Hey! That's mine, give it back!" you holler at the creature. Is it a wood sprite or fairy or dryad? you wonder to yourself. The creature sneers

What is this: Start the story here: Previous entry: "This is too weird" You think to yourself. You're cold and the pain in the finger you're sucking isn't feeling any better. Maybe the tree had

What is this? a new novel for the #osis project It is a beautiful, warm day. You're wearing shorts and a t-shirt and are hiking through a dense pine forest. The path curves around a stunning lake. The